Sunday, November 23, 2014

chihuahua desert blues


empty west texas nowhere
creosote everbrowngrass
flatflatflat ground until its notanymore
mountains and tabletopped mesas
asphalt strips slice through ancient limestone
relentless burningsunhaze
skyblue eightymilesanhour
eighteenwheelers rvsuhauls
lonelysolitary travelers
roadside crosses plastic flowers
eastbound freighttrains
doublestacked cargo
graffiti spraypainted containers
shanghaimade
atlantabound
westboundempty
drywashes waterless riverbeds
jaggedcliffs
stopat vanhorn pilotstation
travelerteeming
nobodys destination
gasup and drivesomemore


2 comments:

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

That's a desert freeway all right. Wonder why they are all going to Atlanta?

Bob Sanchez said...

I made that up, Alex. I really have no idea where the trains are going.